Goodbye, Lara: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A banished mermaid princess, who dissolved into bubbles after a failed forbidden romance with a human, is reborn in modern-day Japan. Teaming up with a high school boxer, she must navigate human society and successfully find true love to complete her second chance at life.

Series details

• Title: Goodbye, Lara
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Fantasy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2026-07-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2026-09-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 92618
• IMDb ID: tt38049145
• TVDB ID: 450228

Cast and credited roles

• Hishikawa Cauliflower — Lala
• Kawaishi Nana — Mari Otsu
• Rica Fukami — Grace
• Ayumu Murase — Luca
• Tomoyuki Ohno — Shoya Otsu
• Mitsuaki Madono — Makoto Otsu
• Nanae Sumitomo — Otsue Man
• Masaki Terasoma — Rowan
• Minami Tsuda — Lisa
• Kazutomi Yamamoto — Kota

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-07-05; final listed air date 2026-09-20.

Source and licence

Adapted from Goodbye, Lara on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.